University of Manchester9 年
Moai Hava arrives at Manchester Museum
Moai Hava, on loan from the British Museum will be shown in a new exhibition, Making Monuments on Rapa Nui: The Stone Sculptures of Easter Island, opening on Wednesday, 1 April. The monumental stone ...
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From Elgin Marbles to Moai heads: What artefacts have the British Museum been urged to return?
From Elgin Marbles to Moai heads: What artefacts have the British Museum been ... “It remains a matter for the British Museum, and the government has no plans to change the law to permit ...
BBC3 年
The intriguing lives of world famous statues
Image caption, Hoa Hakananai’a is one of two Easter Island statues in the British Museum collection The Moai were carved by the people of Rapa Nui between AD1100 and AD1600. The two removed by ...
Business Insider1 年
Scientists just unearthed a new statue on Easter Island. Take a look inside one of the most ...
Most of its residents live in the main town of Hanga Roa. The island is famous for its enormous stone statues known as moai. The statues, which are carved from volcanic rock, stand at 13 feet high ...